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Message:: [QUOTE="Cswann1, post: 3241039, member: 104111"]As has been said by others, managing expenses while OTR is key to keeping more of your money.  Food is of course the main expense.  A good refrigerator is a must!  You'll read a lot of bad press on the 12v coolers from Coleman.  They are fine in my experience, but not something you just plug in a forget. They need a little maintenance (defrosting the heatsink) and must have good air movement on the front grille.  Try your best to keep your truck stocked up on water, bread, sandwich meat and everything else you want from a grocery store.  Buying anything at a TS you will pay a huge premium.    Inconsistency is just part of trucking unless you have dedicated or work for a LTL company. If your low week paychecks are $200 then I'd definitely look closely and how often and why you are getting that low.  Are these weeks when you were home?  If not how often are you getting that low. If you are having a $200 week every 4-5 weeks I'd move on to another company.  But for GAWDs sake don't EVER take a recruiters word for it.  Talk to drivers and see what they say, if you get a positive report on a company, get confirmation from 3 or 4 others, because the guy that bragged on his company may just be fishing for a referral bonus.[/QUOTE]